Day1
Bags of problems (P2)
阅读短文并根据文章内容填空，每空一词。
Topic: the use of plastic bags

Current 1. _______ in the EU	▲Every year, 800,000 tons of single-use plastic bags are used. ▲The 2. _______ EU citizen used 191 plastic bags in 2010. ▲Only 6% were 3. _______ while the remaining 94% ended up damaging the environment.
The consultation about plastic bags in the EU	▲Purpose: to find ways to 4. ______ the use of plastic bags. ▲Number of replies from EU citizens: 15,000. ▲The results: more than 70% of respondents supported a 5. _____ on plastic bags across the EU.
Ways people deal with plastic bags around the world	Complete ban: In some EU states, plastic bags are either banned or customers have to pay for them in supermarkets.
	Bag tax: In Ireland, each plastic bag has carried a 6. _______ of 15 euro cents since March 2002. Belgium, Germany, Spain, Norway, the Netherlands and Wales have also 7. _______a bag tax.
	Long-life bags and paper bags: Long-life bags and paper bags have to be reused a number of times for them to genuinely be more environmentally 8. _______.
	Biodegradable bags: This kind of bag can break down in the same way as 9. _______ materials do when they are 10. _______ to air or water.

Day2
Canteen job a real... (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the point in the article?
A. To describe the author’s fun campus life in the US.
B. To explain the culture of part-time work in the US.
C. To teach readers how to make Mexican wraps.
D. To share the author’s experience of part-time work.
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. When the author works, he has to stand still all day long.
B. The author had never imagined working in a dining hall could be fun.
C. The author found making Mexican wraps very challenging.
D. The author found it easy to keep track of all the weird food names.
3. When the author made Mexican wraps for the first time, ______.
A. he failed to make them thick and hard
B. he ended up with a few dissatisfied customers
C. he had never tasted Mexican wraps before
D. he was proud of what he had made
4. What part of the job in the dining hall does the author like best?
A. Making Mexican wraps.
B. Delivering food to customers.
C. Washing dishes in the kitchen.
D. Making all sorts of sauces.

Day3
Show to be TV’s top... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the article mainly about?
A. A channel created to entertain dogs.
B. A new cure for dogs with separation anxiety.
C. How DogTV can help train your dogs at home.
D. How to stop your dogs causing trouble indoors.
2. Videos of things like vacuum cleaners are designed mainly to _____.
A. make dogs feel excited
B. teach dogs how to clean the house
C. make dogs feel more awake
D. help reduce dogs’ fear of annoying sounds
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE about DogTV shows according to the article?
A. The shows are only screened during the daytime.
B. The colors of the images of the shows are mostly in red or green.
C. The pictures are specifically shot from a dog’s point of view.
D. The sound and music in the videos are largely of high frequency.
4. What can we conclude from the article?
A. DogTV will one day completely replace human beings in training dogs.
B. Owners should not expect DogTV to be a good replacement for spending time with their dogs.
C. DogTV can make a dog smarter and solve its behavioral problems.
D. The shows on DogTV can be used to help human beings to get to sleep.

Day4
Keep quiet and... (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following is TRUE about the car accident the author had?
A. The author’s car was not seriously broken.
B. The author’s niece was injured in the accident.
C. The author was not to blame for the accident.
D. The author didn’t get any money from the insurance company.
2. When the author insisted his speed was 55 kmph, the policeman ______.
A. was confused at first and then got slightly annoyed
B. tried to help him out all the time
C. didn’t listen and wrote down 50 kmph
D. ignored the author at first, then finally gave in to him
3. How did the author feel when he found out what the policeman had intended?
A. He regretted not listening to the policeman because he had had to pay more.
B. He regretted being rude to the policeman.
C. He was proud that he had insisted on telling the truth.
D. He appreciated what the policeman had done and felt lucky to have met him.
4. What message does the story convey?
A. Honesty is the best policy.
B. We should appreciate those who help us.
C. It is important to be willing to listen to people.
D. People should insist on doing what they think is right.


Day5
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. Exactly why this happened ______ still a mystery.
A. has been B. is
C. will be D. are
2. He ______ himself quickly ______ the heat of the country.
A. adjusted… to… B. put… up…
C. used… to… D. reflected… on…
3. His result in the final exam was beyond my ______.
A. understanding B. acceptance
C. promise D. expectations
4. College students _______ 50 percent of those using the digital devices.
A. make up of B. accounted for
C. make up for D. put forward
5. I walked all the way from home to the library, only _______ it closed.
A. finding B. having found
C. to find D. to have found
6. The app called London Bus gives users all the information ______ they need to travel around London by bus.
A. what B. /
C. which D. where
7. There was _______ time _________ I hated to go to school.
A. a; which B. the; when
C. the; which D. a; when
8. People in London always take umbrellas with them, just _________ it rains.
A. in case B. for fear
C. so that D. so long as
9. – What happened to the little girl in the end?
– Unfortunately, her parents passed away, ________ her an orphan.
A. left B. keeping
C. leaving D. kept
10. How long is it ______ we visited your mother?
A. since B. that
C. before D. after


（答案见下期）
P6 Answers:
1. 1）如果你喜欢车的话……
2）至少可以说，他不太高兴。
2. 搬起石头砸自己的脚
3. 坐失良机
4. 1）最终我拿到了少一半（的钱）……
2）我忽然想起来那个交警那时是在帮我。
5. It suddenly struck me that I had not finished my homework when I went to bed.

上期参考答案
D1 BCDB
D2
1. They considered the subject to be just for girls.
2. The best ways to prepare food.
3. They help them write resumes and cover letters and teach them job skills.
4. They record demonstrations and do dietary analysis in a computer lab.
5. 随着肥胖问题日益严重以及我们更频繁地在外面用餐，我们更多地谈论怎样从一开始就学习做更有营养的东西。
D3 BCBA D4 ADCC
D5 DCAD